Articles tagged with: ubuntu 8.10

Have you had trouble setting a static IP address on Ubuntu 8.10? If so this is due to a bug with the Gnome Network Manager. The easiest way to fix this is to uninstall the network manager, and edit your configuration files yourself. To remove the network manager type the following into your terminal:
sudo apt-get remove –purge network-manager

Now that you have Ubuntu 8.10 installed, we are going to add all the basic programs, codecs, and customizations that you may need on Ubuntu.
Services
Your new install probably has some services running that you don’t need. Let’s remove those to free up some system resources. To do this select System > Administration > Services. Unlock the services tab by entering your password. Then remove the services you do not need.

**UPDATE 2** – This appears to be working again. Please post a comment and let me know if it works, or doesn’t work for you!
**UPDATE** – This method no longer works. I believe you can install it by downloading the .deb files, however I am attempting to find a way to upgrade from the repositories. If you know how, please post a comment explaining how and I will update this guide.
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (Due out on October 30, 2008) will not be shipping with the newest version of Open …

We are going to go over how to install Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex onto your computer.
1. Creating bootable media
Download the software and create in installation disk. You can download Ubuntu 8.10 from http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/810rc PLEASE NOTE: This is currently the Release Candidate version. After downloading Ubuntu, create an install CD.

With Ubuntu 8.10 coming out in just a couple of days, I am going to show you how to get prepared to upgrade your 8.04 install. Ubuntu 8.10 (Inrepid Ibex) is supposed to be released on October 30th, and it is suggested that you not perform this upgrade until the final version. Please remember that the beta version is NOT considered stable.